Employment

With an exceptional track record in handling complex employment matters, Glaser Weil is the trusted choice for employers seeking representation on important, often business-critical issues and employees facing significant employment decisions.

Glaser Weil is recognized nationally for our assertive, strategic, and efficient approach to employment litigation, delivering outstanding trial and arbitration results across a broad range of significant cases. Our team handles all manner of employment litigation and is particularly sought-after to represent clients in disputes involving sexual, gender-based and other alleged discrimination and harassment. We also regularly conduct workplace investigations often involving highly sensitive matters.

Drawing from our extensive litigation experience, we proactively advise our California clients through the intricate and rapidly changing landscape of employment law, helping them navigate potential challenges and pitfalls and avoid costly and protracted litigation. We collaborate closely with in-house counsel and human resources professionals, assisting them in creating and implementing robust employment practices.

What We Do:

  • Litigation
    • Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual harassment
    • Wrongful termination
    • Whistleblower
    • Wage and hour, PAGA and class actions
    • Pay equity
    • Non-compete and trade secrets
    • Workplace violence restraining orders
  • Workplace Investigations
    • Sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct
  • Employee Separations
    • Strategy and talking points
    • Advice on other ancillary matters, e.g., public relations, if high profile
    • Preparation and negotiation of separation agreements
  • Advice and Counseling
    • Day-to-day HR issues
    • Pay equity review
    • Changes in CA law
  • Other
    • Employee handbooks
    • Workplace policies
    • Other HR materials
    • Sexual harassment and anti-bullying trainings
    • Workplace mediations
    • Webinars + CLEs

Awards and Recognition:

Recent recognition for our employment practice and its attorneys include:

  • Chambers and Partners: Recognized in Chambers’ 2024 Individual Lawyer Rankings for Labor & Employment: California
  • Benchmark Litigation: Received California “Recommended” ranking in the Labor and Employment category as well as individual attorney recognition as a Labor & Employment Star (US-National)
  • Best Lawyers/Best Law Firms: Received top rankings in the 2023 Best Law Firms Guide by Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report, including “Metropolitan Tier 1 – Los Angeles” for our Litigation - Labor & Employment practice
  • Variety: Honored in Variety’s 2023 “Legal Impact Report” for our entertainment litigation work, much of which recently has involved employment disputes
  • Los Angeles Business Journal: Selected to be featured in the inaugural 2022 “Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys” list by the Los Angeles Business Journal